Jerome J. McGann and Nicholas Frankel, General Editors Literature by Design: British and American Books 1880-1930 consists of literary works published between 1880 and 1930 that foreground the vehicle of the book and the visible nature of language itself. Literature by Design titles incorporate facsimile reproductions of the original editions—all of which are noteworthy for the role design and typography played in shaping readers’ responses—along with new critical material by leading contemporary scholars.